Being vs Doing
March 12, 2010 by Jeanne Vandermeer
Filed under Life In General
The concept of being vs. doing can be difficult to grasp. We think about what we want to do, but how do we just “be” as it takes not thinking. Activities that allow us to connect with our hearts and feelings help us learn how to “be.”
A helpful tool is making a comfort list, things that bring joy and peace, keeping you “out of your mind!” The list may look like this:
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The more we allow ourselves time for these comforting activities, the more connected we become with our center, creating a balance within ourselves. Being in the moment is realized as pleasurable.
10 Ways to a Graceful Career Transition
March 12, 2010 by Jeanne Vandermeer
Filed under Life Coaching
These is no doubt career transitions can be stressful.
If you’re facing a significant career transition, here are 10 ways to move gracefully through the experience.
- · Take an honest look at yourself. What are your strengths, weaknesses and skills? How did these attributes influence your transition? How can you leverage your strengths?
- · Increase your self-care. Major changes are physically and emotionally taxing. You need EXTREME self-care now more than ever.
- · Engage your curiosity. What went wrong, or right? What could you have done better? What worked really well?
- · Focus on what you want, and less on what you don’t want. Create a comparison and contrast T Chart with what you don’t want on the left and what you do want on the right. What did you learn?
- · Find support. Since your transition affects your family as well, it may be better to seek the outside support of friends, mentors or a professional life coach.
- · Be Mindful of your thoughts. Calm your fears and reinforce your sense of gratitude, hope and happiness.
- · Stay away from people who are threatened, jealous or unwilling to support your change.
- · Create your own rite of passage. Ceremony and ritual help with all transitions.
- · Let go of how things were “supposed to be” and accept “how things are.”
- · Keep things in perspective. Or try on a new perspective. The only constant in your life is change.
Allow yourself the time to work through a serious career transition, keep your family and close friends involved, allow for setbacks, work on a reasonable time line and find humor in the day to day journey. Your life is so much more important than you can imagine.
